After returning to the Inoue Family under the cover of darkness, Ling Feng finally sighed in relief. He opened his right hand, revealing a scar that, although quickly disappearing, left behind a faint trace of its presence.

"This Bow of the Sun God is truly formidable!" Ling Feng tried several times to purge it but was unable to eradicate it completely, so he decided to just leave it be.

However, from the fragmented words of the Sun God, Ling Feng still managed to ascertain a number of important pieces of information.

"The Sun God's purpose in coming to Fusang is to acquire Fusang's Divine Artifact! And now, the Bow of the Sun God is continuously weakening; it can only enhance its power by devouring another Divine Artifact! Could it be that Divine Artifacts can devour one another?" Ling Feng muttered to himself.

He glanced at the Mo Yu Sword and its Sword Sheath in his palm. While these two items were not a matching set, there was a mysterious cycle in the interaction between them.

"However, since the Sun God's objective is Fusang's Divine Artifact, there must be a battle with the Sakura Group!" After contemplating this, Ling Feng couldn't help but get excited, "It looks like if I'm lucky, I might reap the benefits without any effort! Hopefully, both sides will fight to the death."

Compared to Ling Feng's excitement, Kurofuji Ryo was in a much worse mood, as he had received news that both Kurotou Kisou and Kurotou Yousa were dead, with not even their bones left behind!

"Damn it!" Kurofuji Ryo's eyes reddened, "Who can tell me what exactly happened? The Alliance of Gods only had one S-rank fighter, so why did both of them die? Who made the move? The Matsushita Family, the Inoue Family, or the Sakura Group... or someone from the Dragon Group?"

How could the Kurofuji Clan Leader not be furious? In just half a month, the Kuroteng Family had lost three S-rank experts, with one captured by the Dragon Group, and the remaining two dying mysteriously. How many S-rank fighters did the entire Kuroteng Family have? They had now lost half their fighting strength!

"Find out what happened!" Kurofuji Ryo commanded in anger.

Just then, a blackbird flew in from the night sky and circled Kurofuji Ryo twice.

"This is Lord Kurotou Kisou's Shikigami!" The crowd recognized the identity of the bird.

After circling twice, the bird exploded mid-air, and an image appeared, showing the events before and after their pursuit of an Alliance of Gods' leader, including the Sun God's appearance and their downfall!

One minute later, the image in the sky vanished, and the bird turned completely to ash.

"So powerful!" That was the only thought in everyone's mind, as just the Sun God alone could annihilate the entire Kuroteng Family!

Kurofuji Ryo stared blankly at the scene before him, shivering. He was filled with regret, realizing now the unwisdom of offending a Super Power.

Even among S-rank fighters, the difference between the strong and the weak was staggering!

Suddenly, he considered, if the arrivals from the Dragon Group possessed the same level of power, could the Kuroteng Family really withstand them?

A sense of crisis and terror enveloped Kurofuji Ryo, and he gritted his teeth, "All Anbu must be on defense, I need to see Lord Shinobi immediately, only Lord Shinobi can withstand the Sun God!"

Although it was already late at night, given the urgency, Kurofuji Ryo decided to head to the Sakura Group immediately. He was worried that if he waited until tomorrow, the Kuroteng Family might not even exist anymore!

The Sakura Group's headquarters weren't located in the Tokyo urban area but rather deep within the Cherry Blossom Forest in the suburbs. By the time Kurofuji Ryo arrived at the Sakura Group's base, the Cherry Blossom Forest was already filled with blossoming pink and white cherry blossoms.

"Kurofuji Clan Leader Kurofuji Ryo seeks an audience with Lord Shinobi; I have crucial intelligence to report to Lord Shinobi!" Although Kurofuji Ryo was the clan leader of the Kuroteng Family, he dared not enter the Cherry Blossom Grove without Lord Shinobi's permission.

Because he knew very well that Lord Shinobi was Fusang's mightiest guardian deity.

Years ago, a formidable swordsman from Fusang desired to challenge Lord Shinobi, and without waiting for Lord Shinobi's consent, he brazenly intruded into the Cherry Blossom Grove. In the end, he didn't even get to see Lord Shinobi and died amidst the swirling cherry blossoms!

After shouting that sentence, Kurofuji Ryo bowed at a ninety-degree angle, motionless, as if he had turned to stone.

Just when Kurofuji Ryo felt his waist was about to snap, a young boy with rosy lips and white teeth emerged from the Cherry Blossom Grove, "Are you Kurofuji Ryo?"

The boy's voice was clear and decisive, "My master has said to let you in!"

Kurofuji Ryo was overjoyed, knowing that if Lord Shinobi agreed to meet with him, then there was still hope for everything.

The boy then addressed the people behind Kurofuji Ryo, "You wait here. My master didn't permit you to come in too!"

Kurofuji Ryo quickly responded, "Of course, you all stay here and keep still, without my order, no one is allowed to make any movement!"

Having said that, Kurofuji Ryo followed the boy deeper into the Cherry Blossom Grove.

Deep within the Cherry Blossom Grove, the scent of cherry blossoms filled the air. The cherry trees, arranged haphazardly, seemed to possess a strange charm that made Kurofuji Ryo's spirit slightly bewildered.

"We're here!" At this moment, the boy said, "My master is inside. I'm off to make tea, you go in by yourself!"

Kurofuji Ryo was secretly astounded. He was also a peak A-level expert, yet he couldn't remember how he'd made his way here.

"Lord Shinobi, I'm coming in!" said Kurofuji Ryo as he continued to walk forwards. After about ten meters, a small lake appeared before Kurofuji Ryo, with an elegantly refined wooden hut at its center.

Kurofuji Ryo looked around and saw no path leading to the cottage. How was he supposed to get in?

Just then, water lilies began to surface on the lake, and their large leaves formed a continuous path to the wooden hut.

Kurofuji Ryo was amazed. He took a deep breath and carefully stepped onto the leaves of the water lilies.

The leaves of the water lilies were very tough and managed to support Kurofuji Ryo's weight.

Not wanting to waste time, Kurofuji Ryo quickly stepped across the leaves to the front of the hut.

As he stepped onto the wooden planks in front of the hut, a gentle voice came from inside, "Kurofuji Ryo, I'm already aware of the purpose of your visit!"

Kurofuji Ryo was startled; he had just learned about the Sun God, so why did Lord Shinobi already know about it?

"The Sun God has come for our Fusang's National Treasure!" Lord Shinobi's voice continued, "Had he not made a move against your Kuroteng Family, I wouldn't have noticed his arrival."

"Lord Shinobi, what should we do?" Kurofuji Ryo couldn't help but ask, "The power of the Sun God is immense, I'm worried..."

"No need to worry. You've been deceived by his appearance!" Lord Shinobi stated, "The Sun God is not as powerful as you think!"

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